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October 29, 1985 M►TROPOLITAN L, ;iZIL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND SURFACE USE MANAGEMZNT OF LAKE NINKTONKA Mission Statement 1. The Metropolitan Council will conduct a comprehensive review of Lake Minnetonka surface use end management including public access needs. The Council will use the "Report of the Lake Minnetonka Task Force" (June 1983) as the basis for the review. Basc-d on that review, the Council will develop and submitto the Executive Council a comprehensive plan which cons.ders the public's right to use/enjoy the lake within environmental, safety, user satisfaction, land use and other public service constraints. 2. The Metropolitan Council will develop recommendations for an ongoing public participation process and intergovernment planning and negotiations process to resolve future lake management issues. 3. The Metropolitan Council's comprehensive review procedure will allow all citizens/government entities concerned with this issue a reasonable opportunity to express their viewrcirts. Review procedure 1. The Metropolitan Council will iorrn, an ad hoc committee composed of five Council members and one person from the Lake Minnetonka Conservation Dist- rict, one person from the Minneh�:ia Creek Watershed District board, two city council members from Lake M--►netonka communities, and one person from the Minnesota Lept. of Natural RE ounces (DNR), tc conduct the compre- hensive review. The committee w4 1 be chaired by Patrick Scully. 2. The ad hoc committee will hold a ublic meeting or meetings and specific- ally invite representatives from ne DNR, the 14 cities abutting Lake Minnetonka, the Lake Minnetonka ( iservation :district, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, the Hennepin ounty Board and the Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District, and ask -..em to: - a. Show how the lake is manaped under their statutory authority. b. Define their critical interests in managing the lake and land use. C. Present land use and public service issues which are affected by lake access/use. d. Describe how they are implementing the recommendations of the Lake Minnetonka Task Force. e. Identify barriers and solution! to overcome barriers to implement the Lake Minnetonka 'ask Force recommendations. f. Suggest proposals for public participation procedures and interaovern- ment planning and negotiations procedures on lake management issues. These procedures should create a participatory decision -;raking climate and should resolve conflicts by serving the public interest. G. Give the ad hoc committee comments!suggestions on the remaining steps of the review procedure. "asks 1 and ? will be completed by Nov. 27, 19E`.